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Sekigahara, September 14, 1600
(Lunar). -The eve of battle.

Small though it be
this god may remember

the ancient rebellion of
Prince O-amano. -Indeed.

Father, did the prince fight here
in Sekigahara?

The war began with a blockade
of this road

Yonder is Momokubari Hill
named for the peaches he gave out.

Storm's abrewin' in my belly.

I can smell it. -Pee-ew.

Mercy! -Good God.

Reinforcements are arriving daily
from Satsuma afar.

Only 1.000 of them, but fierce.

The army of the East is 100.000
We, the West, are 80.000.

Yet half are in the hills,
watching from safety.

This is a war of justice and injustice
We cannot lose.

The author recalls visiting.

.the temple in Omi as a boy.

Climbing stone steps
in the hot summer.

I don't recall the sect.

Hideyoshi was sitting right here
where I'm sitting.

Wearing his falconer's outfit

How long ago, Mr. Kaiware?

Oh, about 350 years ago

It was a hot summer's day

A day like today when sweat
stings your eyes

As I struggled to write about
the Battle of Sekigahara...

this incredible human comedy,
or tragedy...

such scenes from my boyhood

wisped through my mind
like a dream in a nap

Henry Miller once said
something like this:

”You are thinking of something
right now. Start writing from there”

50, that? What I'll do
with this story

Around 1572, Hideyoshi was
the Lord of Omi

a vast territory granted to him
as one of Nobunaga's generals

Ishida Mitsunari was called Sakichi
when he was a boy

It is unclear if he was a student
or a servant at this temple

Hideyoshi was in the area
for falconry

He was so thirsty he entered
unannounced

Historical texts say
the first cup of tea was:

”brought in a great tea bowl
filled three quarters and warm”

He drained the cup and smacked his lips

He ordered another cup
in good humor

This time it was hotter and
half the amount

Damn good. Gimme more

The third cup was mostly empty
and scalding hot

Kid. What's your name?

Sakichi, from lshida village
in your territory, sir

What if I grant you land
worth 100 barrels of rice?

I would rather receive the tax
charged for harvesting

the reeds on the banks
of Lake Biwa- -How much?

Sakichi, don't bother his lordship-

Priest! I like this kid
I'm takin' him with me

16 years later

Osaka Castle, 1588

Sakichi -My lord

Once this triple moat is finished
I'll build a castle in Fushimi

Destroy and build That's the work
of power -Got it? Fushimi is next

And then? -What do you think?
We'll beat down Ming of course

Choson and its culture
block our way there

I'll conquer Choson
after I unify the 66 states

War will never end

Won't ever end until I rule them all

Seven years Ia ter -Where is the foyer?

Tokugawa Ieyasu's new
mansion, Fushimi, 1595

Where is the foyer?

Please, Your Highness
-Take off traveling gloves

Take that around back

Sir Masanobu -His Highness is wearing
travel garbs to meet the Imperial Regent

Your Highness!

Those are your travel garments

All the lords in the land are broke
from invading Choson

We can barely afford to get here
Formal wear is not required

They will mock you as a bumpkin

His Highness wants to show Mitsunari
what a trouble it is to get here

Shut it, Naomasa

I couldn't change anyway
They can't find my wardrobe trunk

Fushimi Castle

There is tension between the Supreme
Taiko and his nephew, the Regent

On July 3, despite the concern of war

The Regent offered the Emperor
3.000 coins of gold and silver

This is most grave

Formal wear is not required,
but this is too crude

Every house is bankrupt from invading
Choson -Look at leyasu. Has he no shame?

He rushed from Edo. He
means well -I doubt it

He's displaying the trouble it took
to get here

...in the end the Regent quit his post

and became a monk in Mt. Koya

And still there are signs of rebellion

Thus, Lord Fukushima was ordered
to besiege Mt. Koya...

where the Regent took his own life

Now, for the treatment
of his women and children

They shall be beheaded tomorrow
as collective punishment

I rushed down from Edo upon
the news of the rebellion

I know not the details, but...

the outcome of Choson is still uncertain
after three years

To demonstrate the
authority of the Taiko

and eliminate any challenge to his son
little Hideyori

I believe it is only natural to
terminate the bloodline of the rebel

Very good, Hideyori

May I plead with His
Highness? -He shall hear you

Princess Koma of the Mogami house
will be executed tomorrow

Will she? -She traveled
far to serve the Regent

but he was dead when she arrived

Could you spare her life as you did...

the sister of Lord Ikeda?

Sakichi, remember when we first met
you brought me tea in a huge cup?

You drank it up and asked for more

The second cup was half of the first
The third in a tiny cup...

and it was scalding hot

I couldn't make up my mind

Should I punish this little snot
or make him my servant

One's life turns on a
whim -Forget about Koma

Her old man gave her to the Regent
-Shamelessly trying to cozy up

Why shouldn't he be punished?

You're so good, Hideyori

Clear the way

Sanjo Riverbank, Kyoto

I plan to resign my post
as commissioner today

Because of your condition
or the unreasonable demands?

My left eye's mostly blind
The right is also clouding up

An incurable disease
Why must it be you?

I may resign,
but my heart is one with you

A cruel task. Leading to execution
the widow and children

whom he loved as his family

His Highness' popularity has plummeted
-Mind your words, Gyobu

It's what you're thinking

Koma never even met the Regent
She's only 14

Why must she be punished?

If I survived, no words would I have
Surveying the cruel world

Nothing more sorrowful than parting
Here at the waters of the river

Mitsunari, you promised
Were you lying about saving Koma?

I promised to do my best- -Do you
mock me? -Your rage will not serve you

Will Hideyoshi's commissioners let
such injustice stand? -Kill them!

MY lord!

Stay calm
Maintain your dignity

Koma's maids are fighting

Have you no mercy?

Fighting women and children?
You disgrace the name of Ishida

Ignore him

I think that was Shima Sakon

Hold

Hold, I say. Step back!

Stop! Step back!

Nobody touch her

Enough -Don't die on me

Sukeza, a robe

Please tend to the injured

Gyobu, take care of the rest -IWilI

What do you want? -I serve the
Toyotomi house- -What do you want?

I believe you are Sakon
formerly of the house of Tsutsui

I've searched high and low for you
the last several years

Thank you

I want your service -Do you know what
I was doing? -Testing your blade?

My blood is aboil, so I pretended these
were Hideyoshi's men and cut them down

And you want me to serve
him? -I don't What?

I am enlisting your service

You want me to serve you?

The Supreme Taiko will grant me
the Sawayama Castle shortly

My fief will grow from 40.000 to 190.000
I'll give you half

Never heard of a samurai taking
half his lord's territory

It is an obvious price
for retaining the greatest...

most honorable samurai of our time

I have no interest

If you refuse to serve me
then, advise me as my brother

If not my brother, as a worthy friend

My lord -You haven't changed, Myozen

It must be all my prayers

Pray for me, too
I want that youth

Your companion? -His name is
Mitsunari A strange fellow

As in Lord Ishida Mitsunari?
-Give me some gruel

I'm famished

I dislike the Taiko.
I will not serve you

Why? Tell me -It won't be pretty

I'll listen -His lewd and
disgraceful behavior is unparalleled

He took his master Nobunaga's
daughters as his concubines

He even took Nobunaga's
own concubines

and the wife of his son

Coming from humble beginnings
His Highness admires noble ladies

He desires the ladies of
warriors in particular

He considers his master's clan
to be the apex of nobility

Still, Lady Nene is his wife

He cherishes her above all
saying she is a woman among women

Hideyoshi wants Hideyori, his son
with Lady Yodo to succeed him

Thus, the Regent, his nephew had to go

So snuffed him out as
a rebel -Am I wrong?

As far as I know, the Regent
had no rebellious intentions

You and Lady Yodo are both from Omi
Aren't you?

We were both born near Lake Biwa

There are rumors it
was a plot by Mitsunari

Some say Yodo conceived the plan
and Hideyoshi bought it

Some even say worse -Such as?

That I am the father of Hideyori

When together, Hideyoshi and Lady Nene

would joke and argue loudly
like a couple from the lower class

They had a heavy country dialect
from Owari

Naturally, Lady Nene was feared

as the most powerful political force
of the Toyotomi house

On the eve of Sekigahara

if she had secretly ordered the lords
to kill leyasu

it may have altered Japanese history

But in fact, the opposite was true -Why?

Hideyoshi's chief concubine,
Lady Yodo whose parents...

were destroyed by Hideyoshi
was from Omi

As were Mitsunari and Gyobu

Get off your high horse, Omi

I'm a bumpkin from Owari

Damn me if I ever get friendly
with the oh-so-gifted Omi folk

Why did you save them?
-They fought for justice

Was not the execution an injustice?

Why are you loyal to that tyrant?

The tyrant made me -Shouldn't
he go? -I'd rather inherit...

the heart for justice he once had

Or else justice will be lost forever

When His Highness is dead... there
will be war to determine his successor

That is when the flag of justice
must be raised

In this age? -That is
His Highness' ignominy

In crushing his enemies
or making peace with leyasu

he never cared for justice

He has reigned for 13 years

Order in the realm is
built on self-interest

I will take up arms for justice

When all the world is self-interested
it is a worthy task...

to run alone against it

My life isn't even worth a poem
by Du Fu or Du Mu

But I'll take 15,000

20.000 for a worthy friend

Ride it and leave it Leave Pa?

A riderless horse
returns home on its own

The wisdom of an old horse

Mitsunari's mansion, Fushimi

Am I to be your plaything?
-No -Why did you spare me?

Your courage struck me

Did the others survive?

Your friend was badly wounded
I left her with the doctor

She will live
Unless she kills herself out of despair

My sister nor I will commit suicide

I can arrange your return -For
what? -Have you no family there?

I only have my sister -Just
don't think about revenge

The world is unjust.
Revenge is laughable

You are from? -Iga -An lga ninja

My father was born in lga
and served Lord Takeda

All the houses we served perished

After he died we had to survive
as street performers and pilgrims

You and your sister? -And my mother

She died at the riverbank

The three of you served Koma

Taken in as dogs -Dogs?
-That's what my mother said

“We can spy, agitate, watch, ensnare
spread rumors - anything"

“Use us as your dogs" -Will
you serve me? -Might be bad luck

I want to change the unjust world under
the flag of Da/ lch/ Da/ Man Da/ K ich/

Dai Ichi Dai Man? -I retained a samurai
who has all the qualities I lack

So, I designed a new emblem

If one gives oneself for all
the world will prosper

You risked your lives for your bond

I covet your service

Then consider me a dog

Neither human nor woman

Let me roam free and
I will requite your trust

Home of Yamato Yagyu

What is the way of
a long and healthy life?

The way the Yagyu and Shima clans
grew up in Yamato

helping each other -The
marriage of sword and medicine

The land may eventually split in two
-Ieyasu and Mitsunari may go to war

How, then, to foster life? -He
who survives from either house

must nurture the families of both

I have chosen Mitsunari

Then, I shall give my sons to leyasu

Father

I have been retained

Hanano. We will be moving
to the Ishida House in Fushimi

And I thought you were
in Kyoto womanizing

A counselor worth 20,000
-That's a da/myds pay

You can practice medicine there -Will
we meet next on the battlefield?

We may cross swords Three
years later Fushimi, 1598

You went on a site inspection
at a temple in Kyoto -Idid

You gave orders with this stick
-Idid -You dropped the stick

Ieyasu picked it up and
gave it back to you

What did you do? -Nothing

You turned away
frowned, and walked away

Ieyasu didn't say anything
either -You're like a child

Where did you get the stick?
-From leyasu's servant

Sakon. I am not so skillful as to smile
at a person I dislike

Others don't see your frown as harmless

It is seen as hubris of the most
powerful man under the Taiko

It's your loss -I can explain

Let's hear it

Even as the Taiko grows feeble that
villain has presented the emperor...

two swans and ten pieces of gold
He wants to take over

Cozying up to Lady Nene as well -I see

But I am talking about
a very simple thing

When someone picks up your stick

smile and acknowledge them

Even more so if it is Ieyasu
-That's too much for me

That night Masanobu went
to Ieyasu's bedroom

and asked whether
the stick incident was true

Oddly enough, the two men
always conspired in the bedroom

The younger men are demanding
to kill Mitsunari

How did you stop them?

I told them the stage must be set
The killing must serve Tokugawa

But is the stick incident even true?

What would you think if it
were? -He must be killed -When?

After Hideyoshi dies
-When after?

When he rises up for
Lady Yodo and her son

Not enough

They must first be labeled rebels
Then we can kill

Oh, you win this time -Masanobu

Masanobu always let Ieyasu
win the last hand

The two were more conspiracy partners
than master and servant

Then they exchanged predictions
on who would side with Mitsunari

and who would side with Ieyasu
if something were to happen

Of those who've served Hideyoshi
since youth...

how many can we persuade?
That is the key

To split the Toyotomi house
in two -Where do we start?

Lord Kobayakawa -His verdict
will be announced tomorrow

We are moving the times
We will need people in various roles

A fool can be useful as a fool
and a madman can do a madman's job

The battle was being won, yet you
charged alone into the fleeing enemy

He was the commander general
We would have lost if he was captured

How strange. Our forces
were nearly destroyed in Ulsan

Lord Kobayakawa's valor is
praiseworthy-

The tide of battle changes quickly

It is not good, under any circumstance
for a Toyotomi to-

He charged into the enemy
and killed 13, all of them soldiers

It is worthy of respect

They were all fleeing

He killed the fleeing enemy from behind
A shameful act for a warrior

You, Hideaki!

You aren't worthy
to be a commander general

520.000 in Chikuzen is too much for you

Too damn much
You're only worth 150.000 in Echizen

What did Lady Nene say when
she heard of your bravery at Ulsan?

My aunt, she told me, “well done"

His Highness was delighted, too

But someone advised him that
rewarding you would not be good...

for Lord Hideyori -Was it Lady Yodo?

Who cozies up to her?

Mitsunari

You should accept your demotion
for now. It's for your best

But, do not move immediately
Nor should your council move

Send the unimportant ones to Echizen
one or two at a time

Return your fief little by little

Give yourself time

And leave the rest to
me -Do you understand?

You have the blood of a buge/sha

Bu-gebsha? -One who lives
by the way of swordsmanship

This is Goro, son of the Yagyu chieftain

and Munenori, his younger brother

The Yagyu house has
fallen over the years

The survival of the clan
depends on the arms of these two

Goro! Munenori! Well done

I would like the
service of such men, too

You may pick one you like
-It's like buying something

A buge/sha is to be bought

Goro, now serve Lord Kobayakawa
Give him your all!

Maeda Toshiie's mansion, Fushimi

Lord Asano. Lord Asano!
-Get them lined up

Sit down you all!

Lord Genyi. Lord Genyi!
-What is going on?

Not yet with the courtesy meal
-Serve it after the briefing

It's only a snack

Just a snack

What? They're gone! Where
are the oaths? -The oaths!

Sorry, that was me

This isn't enough. Go get some more

Do you understand? I repeat

You will not break any laws
set hitherto by the Supreme Taiko

Will not fight each other,
not privately organize,

not go home for personal reasons

and will serve Lord Hideyori
as you did his father

These are the five oaths

You laugh? -Not I -You laughed

Most certainly not

Go to the library with your oath
and sign with your seal

Address it to the Council

Must we sign ourselves? -Yes,
of course! -You may mark an X

Well done

Well done

You have been collecting our oaths

But what about yours?

Mine goes to His Highness -But he is-

Correct. He may depart from us any day

Therefore, the oaths of Lord Maeda
and myself

will be submitted in his coffin
should the Supreme Taiko pass

Who will inspect those oaths?
-Mitsunari, mind your words

lam mindful, sir -You are not!

Lord Tokugawa is being very patient

It's upsetting me and I'm a
bystander -Enough. Leave us

Well done

A few days later Kyoto -Sister -Hatsume

Where is the ninja swap meet
tonight? -At the ruins of Jounji

Will you go? -No, I have work

I see

Ouch! Enough. lgive up

The swap meet is not for competition
Dumb ass -You're Hatsume of Nabari

And you? -Red Ear of
Ueda -Never heard of you

My ears are special
I can hear from a mile away if I want

I could hear you on the roadside
from miles away

You're Ear Boy who worked with
Father -Some called me that

I roamed the north countries of Date and
Uesugi, but the cold's too much

My ears are no use in the
cold -Go blabber elsewhere

Who's your master? -Guess

There was mayhem in
the Fushimi Castle town

Ieyasu released two wild horses
The night was astir with men running...

to capture the horses,
and the echo of hooves

Lord Tohdo's men rushed to
leyasu's mansion to protect him

Ikeda, Hosokawa, and Fukushima
did the same and went to Ieyasu

Nice show of loyalty -The
Taiko may already be dead

He's not dead yet leyasu wanted
to see who would be his allies?

He didn't release the horses
-Is that true, White Snake?

Ieyasu is wont to say
winning is ultimately about longevity

Hideyoshi was clearly inferior
but Ieyasu has been patient-

Listen! End the swap meets as of tonight

But this is the Iga way

leyasu is keen on ruling ninjas

He'll kill any who serve others

Very shortly

What's this? -Rations for war -Huh?

The stems of taro plants are woven thus
and stewed in miso

We chop it up, mix in some water
and put it in soup

Just as you thought. There were over
50 lords at leyasu's last night

Here's a list

His lordship has already retired
I'll give it to him in the morning

Do you know there's a party underway
in the palace?

A Party?

Isn't that sword heavy for a
woman? -Don't consider me a woman

A dog. huh? -Your short
sword is not short

A masterpiece by a Yamato
swordsmith -Who will you use it on?

Perhaps Ieyasu, but it depends

Everyone quiet please

His Highness wishes that... -Quiet please
...we all get along with each other

This is the reality of Toyotomi

I pray you behave yourselves -Damn
priest, I'll show you something

Give me your head
-You're out of your mind

I pray you stop -Please sit down

First, have a seat -Sir Sakon

Here comes Lord Tokugawa

How dare you all deceive me

You swore before me
not to fight each other

Have you forgotten?

What am I to tell
His Highness about this?

Very well
All of you are now my enemies

Attendants, shut the gates

Not one of you shall leave here alive

My lord, I was wrong

I repent. I beg you, forgive me

Forgive

So long as you understand

I know very well how you feel...

Sakichi

Did you hear?

Who knew Ieyasu was so loyal

Now I know Hideyori will be safe

Isn't that right, Sakichi?

As long as I live, leyasu shall never
supplant Lord Hideyori

You may rest assured

August 18, 1598
Hideyoshi, the Supreme Taiko, dies

Listen, everyone

The death of the Supreme Taiko
must be kept an absolute secret

But the lords should be told
-If our enemies find out

our troops in Choson led by Kato
Kiyomasa and Lord Konishi will suffer

Until all our troops return, it must
remain a secret closely guarded

in the heart of each man here and
nobody else -Not even to Lord Tokugawa?

We must obey the will

Lord Tokugawa will be
young Hideyori's deputy

It will be a problem if he isn't
told -You heard me, Lord Asano

The will is everything

What about the body?

As we agreed, we will
secretly carry it to

Lady Nene's residence in Kyoto

Are we ready?

Yes, sir -You and Priest
Kozan shall carry the body

Very well

Now, the sutra for the departed

A miserable man, thought Mitsunari

Hideyoshi tamed the warring states
and unified Japan for the first time

Yet for Hideyori, the son he left
behind, the future was uncertain

The funeral was lonely, absurd
and heartrending

This is all because of leyasu

Although the funeral was in
consideration of the troops abroad

who could blame Mitsunari
for feeling thus?

At the end of that year
Kiyomasa returned from Choson

He visited Hideyoshi's mausoleum
in Kyoto

to meet Lady Nene
whom he considered a mother

As you know, leyasu

Kiyomasa was orphaned at the age of five
and we brought him up

He signed an official document
as Toyotomi Kiyomasa

out of his love of His Highness
who was like a father

His Highness and I
both understood that very well

But, Mitsunari- -The bastard!

Made a mountain out of a molehill
and disparaged you

On my return, when I got to Pusan

I decided to make it my priority

to find Mitsunari upon landing in Japan
and cut him down in one strike

but Nagamasa- -Oh, Nagamasa stopped you?

You would have become a traitor
if you caused trouble

in the midst of the mourning period
for His Highness

You abided well -Still he
will not let go his grievance

Ieyasu, you must chide him well

A samurai, by nature,
bears deep grudges

Kato Kiyomasa is
the greatest samurai of Japan

If you cause trouble
out of personal grievance

never mind Mitsunari
I will deal with you directly

Kiyomasa, do you understand?
-Nothing can stop me now

I am no man if I back down
because of a rebuke by Lord Ieyasu

Kiyomasa, Kiyomasa

Forget taking up arms
You must sue

Bring me a complaint
-To impeach Mitsunari?

Yes, but your complaint
shall be against Lord Konishi

the spearhead commander in Choson
with whom you disagreed

That's brilliant, Ieyasu

Don't you think, Kiyomasa?
Leave it all to Lord Tokugawa

K a to K iyomasa 3 mansion, Fushi/ni

Nagamasa! A visitor -You haven't spoken
to each other since your fight in Choson

Masanori was ordered home first
If there's any grudge it's him

Let's trade helmets

Are you serious? Do you mean
that? -I want to make up

You jest. That's a masterpiece

Take the damn thing

Good! Now the Team of Seven
is back together

Any problem with that, Nagamasa?

Thank you, Masanori

Great

I've been briefed
What's the plan?

It's clear Lord Ieyasu likes us

So, rather than stir up the city
by attacking Mitsunari

we will write and submit
a joint complaint

Etchu, you draft it -Very well

We'll list the villainies
of him and his faction

You just turn it into a formal
complaint -Right, Kiyomasa?

Indeed. First up is
Konishi, Mitsunari's boy

This is all because Mitsunari
went to the old man with a bunch of lies

That's right -His slander made us suffer

So, that's what's going
on -A plan, my lord?

I'll sue them. Beat them to the punch

A meeting of the Council at this hour?
Has something happened?

We received a complaint
from Lord Konishi

Complaint? For what?

The blunders of Kiyomasa and Nagamasa
in Choson

Lord Konishi sued
Kiyomasa? -That is correct

What shall be done about this?

You see, I also received a complaint

Kiyomasa has also sued Lord Konishi

The two commanders disagreed in Choson

It'll be ugly

Are you looking for the complaint?

Oh my. I went to visit Lord Maeda
on his sickbed to consult him

I left it somewhere -I will go
check I beg your patience the while

Let us first consider
Kiyomasa's complaint

Bring the complaint from Lord
Hosokawa's mansion now -Complaint?

You said it could wait till tomorrow
so those men are drunk in merriment

I don't care if it's blank

Just make them sign! -I'll do the rest

Mitsunari beat us to the punch

Naomasa -Sir -Run -Run

Mitsunari essentially won this fight

Ieyasu, surprised, kept silent

But Kiyomasa and the Team of Seven
were enraged

We'll show him!

We'll set fire to his house!
I'll impale that hammerhead!

Go follow them -Grab a spear

Rifle unit!

Kiyomasa is just blowing hot air
He'll never get to me

Sakon, can you
believe- -My lord, my lord!

Battle is beginning
They are about to fight

You imbeciles

Lord Maeda does what is right

The Team of Seven cannot touch you while
he is healthy ls leyasu still silent?

He's learning tea ceremony

I thought he disliked it -An
Iga ninja is teaching him

He is inviting one lord after another

Do ninjas make tea? -I can teach
you if you wish -Who came first?

Shimazu “The Monk" -He
will not side with Ieyasu

Ieyasu praised his valor in Choson
-Did you sneak in and listen?

I bribed another ninja
who works there as a guard

If it wasn't for the Shimazus

we would have suffered
an unrecoverable defeat at Pusan

Tens of thousands of men would have died

Let me thank you
in place of His Highness

who is no longer with us

How is it? -Very fine

I will reward you for your
service -Reward for service?

Indeed -The will says rewards
are only to be granted

when Lord Hideyori becomes an
adult leyasu is acting as the Taiko

This is madness

What will you do?

I will beat him

The work of Shimazu in the withdrawal
from Choson was exceptional

Might you suggest to the Council
of Elders that Shimazu be rewarded?

I was thinking that, too

There is Toyotomi land
amidst Satsuma territory

It must be a nuisance to Shimazu
-That land could be granted as reward

You and Shimazu
have a history don't you?

10 years, since the Supreme Taiko
conquered Shimazu

When they surrendered

the Monk's niece was sent to Osaka
as a hostage

But you persuaded His Highness
to let her return to Satsuma

You go all the way for what you care
That is also your weakness

ls it wrong to care?

You assume the object of your affection
will reciprocate

You may be too pure to become
a general of generals

He is thinking that far ahead
-The same thing you always tell me

You go all the way, too

I'm a rescued dog
I ask for no return

Ieyasu is asking for a return
from his visitors is he not?

Yes, he's now a visiting fiend
walking the da/myo ally at Fushimi

He clearly has a wolf's
heart -A wolf's heart?

A wolf's heart and a dog's nature
A saying that the human heart...

can be infinitely cruel and base

Any ideas, Sakon?

Ignore leyasu and separate the lords

HOW?

Lord Hideyori must move to Osaka within
50 days of the death of His Highness

The Council decided the date of death
shall be February 29 of next year

50 days from then is April

leyasu will have visited
all the lords by then

50 days have passed from
the actual date he died in August

Force the issue?

Why will a move to Osaka separate
Ieyasu from the lords?

The lords will move to Osaka
if Lord Hideyori moves

leyasu can't move because of the will
left by His Highness

“leyasu shall oversee government
from Fushimi as deputy of Hideyori"

"Lord Maeda shall counsel Hideyori
at Osaka Castle"

January 1599

Hereafter his chief residence
shall be in Osaka

And when will he move? -On the tenth

Three days from now? To Osaka?

That's too soon. We won't be ready

So, if we were to go to war today

you would complain
that you won't be ready?

What's the matter, my lord?

For starters,

I now have Fushimi Castle

An impressive castle

But it will soon burn to ashes

You've grown heavier, my lord

White Snake

Who will join me in bed?
-Not tonight, my lord

NQ?

Your pulse is alarmingly irregular

You must be stressed from dealing
with the Toyotomis

That's why I want someone -A
woman now will shorten your life

Are you sure the talks over tea
are not leaking?

We are extremely cautious
but we will increase security

You are scrupulous, whether
in running security or my harem

You know tea ceremony

I even want to hear your thoughts
on government

But “White Snake" will not do

Then give me an appropriate name

What's a good name, Mitsu?

She reminds me sometimes of Lady Acha

Acha?

She was pregnant with my child
Joined me at the battle of 1584

and died with the baby
-Good. I'll call you Acha

Red Ear -What, White Snake?
-Call me Lady Acha from now

Okay, Lady Acha

You leaked the tea conversations
to Hatsume -No, never

Sir Hyogo and you are always together

We will die together
brandishing our swords

Hatsume, what did leyasu do?

He didn't even come out to
send off the procession to Osaka

Report every detail to Gyobu

Yes, my lord

And check on his health

When will you return?

I will see you in five days
in Osaka -Return safely

What's so amusing?

It sounded like you care

A dog does not deserve it

Is something the matter? -No

Stop calling yourself a dog
Your name is Hatsume

You are a priceless woman to me

I have a wife and five children

I cannot have a concubine
as that would betray their loyalty

But I love you more than any other

I have thought
much about the justice of love

It's a trait that hounds me,
but I cannot help it

Da I lchi Da I Man Da I K ichi
If one gives oneself for all?

The world will prosper
and hearts will be enriched

When that happens, I will abandon
my name and my house

I will travel to see other countries
and other people

Hatsume

Will you come with me? -I
shall always serve you -No

You are my love

I'll be waiting in Osaka

Echizen
The territory of Otani Gyobu

How many stayed despite the order?

Kiyomasa's Seven and 10 others
including Date Masamune...

remained in Fushimi to show
their allegiance to leyasu

A bit too many

leyasu is spreading word that
Osaka is preparing for war

He sent a messenger ordering
his troops to come down from Edo

Fushimi and Osaka are bracing
for imminent war

It's gamesmanship
War will not break out so easily

Lord Mitsunari wants you
to join him in Osaka presently

if your condition has not deteriorated

I still have some sight
but my legs are completely useless

You seem in pain

You can tell?

Iga women can sense others' pain
but are numbed to our own

Snow is falling
Shall I close the doors?

The cold eases my pain

Tell Mitsunari
I will depart Echizen promptly

He will be glad

Have you become his loved one?

No, sir, not at all

Let me help you

Move and you die -I'll die either way

You helped the women on the steps
That spelled your end

Clever distraction
-White Snake set it up?

It's my head or yours
I'm sorry

March 3, 1599
Lord Maeda Toshiie dies

Rifle unit

Hurry! Mitsunarfs mansion in Osaka

We have learned the Team of Seven

plans to attack at night in four days

So soon after Lord Maeda's death

Damn Kiyomasa! -I'll take
him down with my spear

Only 200 men here -We have
allies -You must flee for now

If he leaves now Ieyasu will enter
Osaka Castle and take over

Ieyasu wants to rule To do so,
he must cause chaos and rebellion

Given power, he'll show his true colors

It's best you retreat to Sawayama

Our true enemy is not Kiyomasa

What's the matter?
-Hatsume has not returned

Just another dead dog

Think twice about using that word -It's
your prerogative to mourn a soldier

But you should not let it show

You are right. I'll leave

Then -Wait

I want to see someone first -Whom?

A man who loathes leyasu

Hosokawa's troops have come from Fushimi

They set up camp north of Osaka

My lord, one more night may be too long

Mitsunari has fled -He
won't reach Sawayama

I'll press on to Fushimi -Masanori

Meet up with Asano's troops and join me
later -Don't hog all the glory, Kiyomasa

Come to A izu
if you Wan t to see a man

That was a popular song in Aizu
the castle city of Uesugi's fiefdom

Of what man did they sing?

The Uesugi Army created by
the late Kenshin?

Or the counselor, Sir Naoe?

In any case, the people considered it
an ugly sight

to see 200 lords prostrating to Ieyasu

They expected something different
from the Uesugis of Aizu

Especially given their tradition

This man, Sir Naoe,
knows the expectation

There's Osaka Castle and Fushimi
Lake Biwa and Sawayama Castle

So, this is...

Mt. Fuji

Edo -The dragon is Date

And this is my home, Aizu

Have you decided? -Ihave
-What will Kiyomasa do?

The Team of Seven will attack my mansion
at night on the 13th

You should leave for Sawayama -I agree

Do we also agree on a plan hereafter?

You were assigned to Aizu recently

Things still need to be organized

Use that as an excuse
for Lord Uesugi to go home

I will also invite
the powerful Lord Satake

Upon your return, build many castles
across Aizu

Recruit fighters and build up our army

When threatened from the east, leyasu
will ask Lord Hideyori to declare war

He'll go east with his allies
to fight Uesugi

I will then return to Osaka

Gather those loyal to Toyotomi and
we hit him from both sides -We agree

This vision of war may be the biggest
in the history of Japan

Nothing could be
more satisfying to a man

Get him!

There may be more -Go

My lord! It's me, Red Ear

I served you, remember? It's Red Ear
I beg your mercy

Red Ear from Ueda You've grown
old -Ninjas age twice as fast

I beg you, mercy -I would never kill you

I'm sick of being a Tokugawa dog
Please let me serve you again

I'll do anything -Sir Naoe!

Are you unharmed? -This
ninja was once my caretaker

I'll send him if something happens

We'll let loose the horses in the castle
to run wild -During that time, Tata...

You ninjas will take Lord Mitsunari
through this alley

Sakon, Hyogo, everyone, listen

Who will hate it most if I die now?

Ieyasu -What do you think?
-Very interesting, sir

So, you approve? -I am
thoroughly impressed

Tokugawa 's mansion, Fushimi

My lord is asleep
That is why you must speak to me

Honda Masanobu is your name?
I've never met you before

How very polite, sir
But I know you very well...

as I accompanied His Highness
to the castle

Mind your words, Masanobu -My words?

Who do you mean by “His Highness"?

The master of this house
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

Disorder in words lead to disorder
in the world so listen well

“His Highness" has meant the ruler
of the realm since Lord Nobunaga

After the Supreme Taiko,
his son is “His Highness"

Do simpletons from Mikawa not know?

“His Highness" in Kanto
means Lord leyasu

Then is a fox a badger and
a badger a fox in Kanto?

The merchants in Osaka call leyasu
the Old Badger

But is he the Old Fox in Kanto?

How dare you, sir!
-I beg your pardon

Lord Mitsunari

Allow me to hear you

I am pursued by Kiyomasa
and the seven fools

I have nowhere to flee
I am asking your house for shelter

I should beg for protection
but have unwisely offended

Kiyomasa will arrive soon to ask for
Mitsunari -I don't see the dilemma

Why not kill him now? -That will not
make our lord the ruler of the realm

Suppose Mitsunari goes free

More lords might come to his support

Naomasa, that's the gamble

Who can conquer all without a gamble?

Acha, what do you think?

A gamble is fine, so long as it is
a well-devised fix to win

That's a fix and not a gamble -A
true gamble is a fix, Masanobu

This is a gamble of my life...

my position, territory,
people, everything

All is lost if I lose

I will cast the die only after
every measure is taken to ensure...

Iwill win -Against Mitsunari

Yes. I chose Mitsunari

I agitated him and endured him
to make him my worthy adversary

I created him

My blood still boils to recall

the incident of the stick

Guard and accompany him to Sawayama
tomorrow morning

You are hiding Mitsunari

As you all know, I wish for nothing

except to do what is best
for Lord Hideyori

in Osaka

Kiyomasa,
I thought much about my answer to you

Is it best to hand over Mitsunari

or keep him from you?
I asked with my whole being

Have any of you thought of what's best?

Are you pursuing Mitsunari as a result
of thorough consideration?

I will be asking you to go south
shortly to Kyushu

I swear I will turn not only my land
but all of Kyushu...

into your colors, Lord Tokugawa

Mitsunari lost... -Was
not what this man thought

When he learned that Ieyasu
dismissed the Seven

he thought the venom of the dragon
stopped the venom of the snake

He was very satisfied

I'm sleeping under
the same roof as that man

Bold is this night

Amusing, indeed

Hatsume -Hurry UP

North of Lake Biwa, Spring 1600

I'll make it cheap
if you buy all five weaklings

Gotta bring me better ones
if you wanna sell me a package

They're better than before
-Don't need the kids

Three girls

Unbind 'em

All right already. Stingy hag

Hurry the hell up

South of Lake Biwa
Sawayama Castle

leyasu declared war
on Uesugi yesterday

He'll come east in a few days

You ninjas go east where he goes

Nip this in the bud. Attack him
when he passes through your territory

You must decide -I said I will
take up arms on a matter being just

When all the world is self-interested

you said it is worthy
to run alone against it

Merely running alone against
the current is madness

A man's task is to run upstream
to win -That will not make us just

Justice is shattered anyway if we lose

Sakon

We shall divide the land in two
in a battle for dominion

July 12

Thank you for the welcome

The lords advancing together with Ieyasu

and those on the sidelines

will lose the will to fight
if their families are held in Osaka

Even leyasu will have trouble
if hit by Uesugi from the north

and us from the west -Our
solidarity will determine the rest

Our success depends
on the Mori house joining us

The Elder Mori has no sway
over his house

His deputy Lord Kikkawa and
I, his advisor, determine our course

Leave the Mori house to me

But, the Elder Mori
will not move for free

Please give me a seed for persuasion

If we win, make him
the chief council of thejuni/

Then Mori becomes Tokugawa

Do as he says!
We'll fight under Lord Mori

He shall become the pillar of Toyotomi
and you shall advise him

Sir Ekei

I entrust everything to you

Nobukatsu -My lord

Be seated

We will punish Ieyasu

We will secure the reign of Toyotomi

I pray you give me your lives

Now, there is only... swift action

Hvogo, Mai -Start an uprise
in Echigo -Very good, my lord

Sukeza

Send messengers to the houses
of Mori, Ukita and Oda

Those to Osaka
shall await orders from Sakon

Armed forces shall immediately
dispatch to Omi

Stop those in the West
from joining Ieyasu

Kiyomasa is stuck in Kyushu
The other six are already with Ieyasu

The rest don't want to use force
-Persuade them to return to Osaka

Sakon, leave for Osaka tonight
and go encourage the commissioners

And the declaration of war?
-I spent all night writing it

Take this. Have the
commissioners sign it

Then, deliver it posthaste to leyasu

The mansions of the lords in Osaka
are clumped around the castle

The families of the lords
are like hostages

The news of Mitsunari going to war
terrified those in the mansions

Mitsunari watched Hosokawa's
mansion burn from aboard a ship

M/tsunar/ and his men were
sailing down the Yoda River

to enter Osaka that night -Sakon,
we'll to the council's chamber

Till later -Out of my way -Make haste

July 16

Find the commissioners! -They have both
gone home -On this important night?

I will call them back

Kiyomasa's wife hid
in a row boat and escaped

Nagamasa's wife and mother
are also missing

It eases my conscience
to have them gone

You are hard on your allies
and easy on your enemies

A self-righteous judge
only creates enemies

Be wary of it -I know

Stay here

The counselors of Hosokawa
set their mansion on fire

Lady Gracia refused to commit suicide
So, they killed her

This is not the outcome I desire

I summoned you because you are
the enforcers of the law

We will increase patrol of the
city -On the contrary -Contrary?

Forcefully taking hostages will
create another Lady Gracia and more

It will harden the resolve of the lords
fighting Uesugi

We must cease immediately

You were the one who urged us
to take hostages

I realized I was a fool

So I am correcting my error

That is why I am asking you

If you insist -Now

The battle for dominion
has already started

August 20

Everyone is waiting to see what happens

Ieyasu is still in the east
If he comes, many lords will flip sides

Who cares? Where's the battlefield?

Mitsunari has taken over Ogaki Castle

He's in a stare-down there
with the frontline of the East

Which is Fukushima's castle
leyasu will attack Ogaki Castle

He's good on the field
Not at besieging castles

A siege requires triple the men in
the castle -How do you know that?

Wisdom of a ninja

Then, where is Ieyasu gonna fight?

Where two roads intersect

in Sekigahara

Kyoto Lady Nene's Residence

Why the sour face? -I burned
down Fushimi with Mitsunari

Forget about that -If you're surrounded
by the West You have to go with them

ls Lord leyasu unhappy with me?
He hasn't replied to my letters

Of course. He has to deceive Mitsunari

He won't even greet my messenger

Your counselors
Send their families as collateral

Who would listen?
Kuroda Nagamasa, of course!

Yep. I'll write him a letter

Nagamasa will then entreat Lord leyasu

Don't you worry -Just keep
pretending you're with the West

This is my adopted daughter
Greet the gentleman

My name is Tatsu

She's the youngest daughter of Mitsunari

Lady Nene will protect
the children of Mitsunari

It's better for the future
if Mitsunari lost

However, it's best
if his bloodline continues

Ogaki, September 7

20.000 from Young Mori and Kikkawa
marched up the bay route

1.800 from Sir Ekei, 6.600 from
Chosokabe... and another 1,500

A total of 30.000 troops arriving

Combined with the troops already here...

their total is 60,000

We are 40.000. Divided unit of
35.000 is stuck in the mountains

We lose if we fight now

Mitsunari is after Lord leyasu He won't
make a move until His Highness arrives

And Osaka Castle?

Lady Yodo is frightened
and keeps Elder Mori there

Young Mori's troops are
climbing Mt. Nangu

Sir Kikkawa. Sir Kikkawa?

We will hold a war counsel at Ogaki
I pray you return

Sir Kikkawa

Out of my way

Sir Ekei, they're heading
toward Mt. Nangu!

The Silver Fox never listens to
me -I pray you enter Ogaki Castle

He will climb if he wants -Let him go

But we have a war council
tonight -Ask Elder Mori to come

We have sent messenger after messenger
to Osaka

Akasaka-Okayama and Ogaki
Both armies are at a standstill

Ieyasu does not come
There is no gun smoke

Rain showers several times a day
Ana' the nigh ts are especially cold

The East is waiting for leyasu's arrival

Mitsunari, too, was waiting
for the arrival of Lord Mori...

the Commander of the West

Naturally, Mitsunari sent for him
in Osaka many times

Some were killed en route
and some reached their destination

Elder Mari came close
to making a move at one point

But there were those who advised him
it was best to stay...

because someone connected to Ieyasu
may do something...

if he vacated Osaka Castle
So, he settled back down into stasis

I'm writing a plea to
Osaka -Count them out

If the hearts of
all the generals are united

Elder Mori may be
Commander of the West

But is only thinking about his land
regardless of the outcome

The same goes for his son and the
Silver Fox -How foolish if that is true

Consider how little land
there is in Japan

leyasu will confiscate Mori's
vast territory if the West loses

There is no other land to give
as a reward to the lords of the East

This letter did not reach Osaka either

Hurry UP

Hurry -Who are you? -Mercy!

You're battlefield thieves

Stop, please stop

September 14 The eve of battle

Ogaki Castle is that
way -That way? -That way

No, this way -Which way?
-This way? -Which is it?

Small reinforcements are arriving daily
from Satsuma afar

The East will be 100.000
We are 80,000

Yet half are high in the hills
watching from safety

This is a war of justice and injustice
We cannot lose

Gyobu, will you not enter Ogaki Castle?
-Ieyasu will not attack the castle

He cannot easily leave Edo -If
he does, Uesugi will attack Edo

It is natural to think he's
already left -That is illogical

You're ever the same

Here comes His Highness -His
son won't make it -Don't despair

My lord, I believe the 30.000
we have now is sufficient

Well said

The generals
from the frontline are here

Let me out -Keep moving

Here's a fig, Father. Your favorite

Thanks to your father-in-law here
You are maturing well

Think of your older brother
Hidetada -He's stuck in the mountain

fighting the Sanada army
35.000 men will miss my battle

What's the news on Mitsunari? -He
has not yet detected your movement

How sloppy... Mt. Matsuo,
south of Sekigahara

Camp of the East's frontline
Akasaka-Okayama

I never fell from a horse wearing
my own helmet

Raise the battle standard and the flags
Presently

Look at that!
Ogaki Castle right in front of me

Where's Ieyasu? -He has arrived at
Akasaka-Okayama -Are you certain?

You said he would not leave Edo
from fear of Uesugi behind him

The war council is starting
-I will restore morale

Nobukatsu, I need 500 men -Foot
soldiers! Bring your sickles and gather

We'll create a diversion
lshida rifle units!

Make haste

Onward

Kobayakawa set up camp at Mt.
Matsuo -What do you think, Nagamasa?

I believe he's with you, my lord
His counselors gave...

their families as hostages
and we have exchanged covenants

I assigned our best swordsman
as their guard

Ordered to kill Lord Kobayakawa
if he turns to Mitsunari

There it is. Here we go

Battle has started at Kuise
River -Bring my lunch here

Don't fall for that -Oh, no, no, no, no

They demolished us

After name tags, rouge on the lips

Sir Naoe's ninja has arrived from Uesugi

Red Ear?

Tell me on the turret

Did something happen to our ninjas?

During a war council in
Kanto every Iga ninja- -Died?

Their bodies on display

What of Hatsume? -No clue, sir

Sir Naoe said, "we were surrounded
and had to give up pursuing leyasu"

“We will now head north to fight
Mogami" “You must follow leyasu...

overtake him
and report the situation"

Red Ear got these from the Eastern camps

leyasu is showing the letters
from the lords who betrayed us

Even your colleagues, my lord

Who would have guessed so many?

The East has too few troops

Did Ieyasu dispatch separate troops
by the Mountain Route?

Hidetada, accompanied by
Chancellor Honda

And 35.000 men took the route

Lord Sanada guards the Castle up there

35.000 men are stuck in Sanada
territory -Sakon, that's good news

The impact on leyasu is great

Red Ear, hereafter become
the eyes and ears of our army

Yes, my lord -Why are we waiting? -The
logical action is to rush Ogaki Castle

and take the heads of
Mitsunari and Lord Ukita

I'm telling you a siege is reckless

Mondo, scout of Lord Kuroda
reporting back, sir

Enter, Mondo

Report -Reporting, sir

Report, I say -Reporting, sir

The troops of the West
number about 18,000

Some reported 150.000! -Collect yourself

Mondo, have you seen the rush among
Lord Ukita's forces? -I have, sir

Your thoughts? -They're rearranging
camp -Not preparing to attack?

The movement started in the afternoon
-Not enough time for battle in daylight

Perhaps a night raid? -The
movement is too widespread

Well said, Mondo -The West
are camped atop the mountain

They seem afraid even
to come down for water

They are not warriors, but puppets

Those subtracted, the troops
on the field number 18,000

Very well said
Your work deserves a reward

Mondo

Eat this -Thank you, my
lord -Good. I have decided

We will leave here tomorrow and
advance west -Very well, my lord

We know the positions of the lords -Has
any seen the camp of leyasu's vassals?

They have just erected a fence
-Any moats? -None, my lord

You maY 9°

It's a temporary camp -They
are undoubtedly advancing west

They will likely leave some troops
to keep Ogaki Castle in check

We should vacate the castle before
they position themselves

Let's head to Sekigahara -That's
just Ieyasu tryin' to confuse us

What are you suggesting, Lord Monk?

A night raid on their main
camp -My army will lead

A night raid is for yokels
It's below us

With many allies cowardly standin' by
It's the only strategy

No one can betray us if we attack first-

History will mock us
if we attack at night

We will go to Sekigahara -Are
you abandoning this castle?

That's what Ieyasu wants
-Quiet! Let's hear him!

But, we are prepared with catapults,
boiling oil- -Here's my plan

We will lead and set up on Mt. Sasao

Lord Monk goes behind us
followed by Lord Konishi

Lord Ukita, anchor with your large
army -Set up camp at South Tenma

With our troops set in Sekigahara...
we can win without Mori

And leyasu? -He lives and
dies by his Buddhist flag

He will camp on Momokubari Hill
as Prince O-amano did...

1.000 years ago

Tassets should be tied down
and lamps extinguished

Gag the horses to prevent their neighing

I'm too excited to sleep -A hora basket?

First one in 18 years

Do you know the history of the hora?

Why a samurai fights
with it on his back?

To showcase his manhood?

According to a book
hora is modeled after the placenta

which prevents a fetus...

from being poisoned in the womb

Hence, the characters for hora
mean “mother's covering"

Life and death are determined
both in the womb and on the battlefield

What happened when you made one
18 years ago?

Lord Nobunaga was betrayed at Honno-ji

I was in Sakai with only a few of my men

I escaped into the mountains of Iga
and was preparing for hara-k/r/

Before I killed myself
I decided to make a hora

Otani Gyobu's camp, Yamanaka Village

Hungry?

Yes, I have not eaten since last night

War/gayu porridge?
-You remember?

It was His Highness' favorite
How could I forget?

You saved me back then, too

His Highness was being unreasonable

Nobody takes a grindstone to hunt

Still, a mere page cannot argue

And you said we can chop up
three cups of rice easily

All the pages took our swords
out and- -Started chopping

We have begun moving -I'll move my camp

I will advance to Mt. Matsuo
Just in case Kobayakawa betrays us

It's too late for him to betray us

I'm sorry about Hatsume

Just a ninja who didn't
return -Still... I'm sorry

She's alive

She can't die so easily
I won't allow it

Meet Lord Kobayakawa

Let him see who you are
-You demand too much

I won't send you off. Forgive me

I will always remember
the taste of this porridge

The Shimazus are expert night
raiders -Increase the night watch

I have finally come to where dominion
is within my reach

It's all because of...

the hora

Look, it's finished

My lord

Mitsunari's army has just departed
Ogaki Castle

Have they? Order all troops to advance

Position my own army of 30.000
on Momokubari Hill

The battle will be determined...

at Sekigahara

The foot of Momokubari Hill
Lord Fukushima Masanori's forces

Who are you that move ahead...
of the spearhead troops?

We belong to Lord Ukita -Enemy tFOOPS?

Indeed -Let us move slowly

We'll move slowly

Mt. Matsuo

We will ask the Emperor to appoint you
Regent and guardian of Lord Hideyori

You would buy me the regency? -A
warrior fights for his position

That would be "farmer"
for the Toyotomis -Indeed!

The times allow the lowly
to climb to success

My parents were peasants
I was adopted by a beggar priest

That is why...

I understand His Highness' admiration
of Lady Yodo -I am Regent. And you?

I will give away everything and travel

To find my loved one -I
do not understand you

I could not save 20 women
at the riverbank

But I retained the 30 samurai
who lost their master

They are all warriors fit
to serve a regent

They will support you
in every conceivable way

Confucius taught selflessness

Mencius taught justice
in a degenerate age

Justice alone can establish
a world without chaos

We need the justice of Mencius
to preserve order in our land

Injustice must not defeat justice

Red smoke will be the signal...

for you to attack

We'll to Momokubari Hill -The spear and
rifle units are not ready -No matter

His Highness rides out -His Highness will
establish headquarters on Momokubari Hill

Collect yourselves

Stay calm

Mt. Sasao
Headquarters of Mitsunari

September 15, 1600

Lord Mitsunari is arrived

Don't lag behind

I'm not lagging

There's some tunnels in Sekigahara
We'll hide there till the battle ends

There are a lot of them

Dammit! You gotta be kidding me

We're right in the middle of
the two armies

Gingame!

Run away

Don't drop it!

This is the captive from
Chosen? -Yes, my lord

He is fearless. He let himself become
captive to stay with his fo/angj/

Fo/angji? These brass cannons?

Yes, he is the best at handling them

We depend on you

Commence!

Tomokatsu

Ukita's force of 17.000 arrived
We are in position now

And the enemy formation? -Here, my lord

Well done

Red Ear, how can you help us best?
What do you want to do?

I would like to go after
leyasu's head, my lord

Shimazu fireworks

Chuman, would you stop throwing
things in? -These are all useless

This goes over there -I said stop it!

All gather!

Here are your formations

Pay no heed to Mitsunari's orders
once battle begins

Shimazu will march to its own
drum -What if the enemy attacks?

Don't shoot first -But shoot if
they get too close -Yes, my lord

Take the wedge formation

Get in formation! -Moriatsu,
get them sutras started

Right away 7 a. m., Momokubari Hill

Can't something be done about this fog?

The spearhead of this monumental battle
should be a Tokugawa vassal

Lord Fukushima cares only about killing
Mitsunari. He is not loyal to you

He will boast of
leading the charge forever!

Naomasa, this is the first battle of
Tadayoshi, your son-in-law

Wouldn't you like him to observe
the frontlines?

Yes, my lord

Here

At last

They beat us to it
My helmet! Horse! Drums!

All men, charge! -Bang the drums!

Ukita's troops of the West

Charge!

Kuroda's troops of the East

Fire

Spear units, forward

Flank the left!

Sakon and Game's units have penetrated
Kuroda's troops

Flank the right

Is that Shima Sakon? -Yes, my lord

Trample them

Fight

Ready Prun to !

Alvo'.!

Firing angle confirmed! F0g0 g

Momokubari Hill,
Ieyasu's headquarters

leyasu's own troops are watching
the battle from Momokubari Hill

Our time is now -We can win! Signal
Ukita's troops for a full attack

Shika, you go to Sakon and tell him
to take courage

What about the red smoke signal
for Lord Kobayakawa?

We launched one -Launch
another -Advance the front line

Spear units, forward

We'll push forward

Make haste

Target Shima Sakon Ready

Fire

Ready -Fire

Sir Sakon!

Warm up the intestines and slowly
put them back

Use barked willow for a brace

How is he? -He can
fight, once he's stanched

Kuroda will fall
if Shimazu attacks the flanks

Any movement from Shimazu? -None, my lord
-Go to Shimazu and demand they attack

No, I'll go -Bring my horse
-Be not reckless, my lord

Charge!

Why isn't there movement
from Mt. Matsuo?

Otani and Ukita can be destroyed
if Kobayakawa moves

ls there no report from Kuroda?

Is he doing nothing?
Send a messenger

I'll light a fire under Lord Kuroda

We will advance

Do not shoot -Hold fire

It's Mitsunari's men

Don't shoot -It's lshida's men

Hold your fire

What the hell? They
said hold fire -I know!

Stay. I'll go alone

Why are you not attacking?

Kuroda will flee before us if you move
Victory is in reach

The West will lose

Behold the battlefield

Our only troops on the field are from
Otani, Ukita, Konishi and lshida

None of the large reinforcements
are making a move

And, yet, we are still
standing our ground

Our chance was in a night raid

Did you forget we opposed fighting
here? -We are in the midst of battle

Our Shimazu troops are only 1.000
We'll make no difference in the outcome

A great general is one who moves
the many troops who refuse to move

Does the Lord Monk share
your opinion? -Indeed

So, we just gotta each do our best
in this battle today

You should take that to heart, too

Good luck

My lord. You must help Lord Tokugawa

MY lord!

Kuroda, where is Lord Kobayakawa?
-You shall address me as Lord Kuroda

That is not an answer -Kobayakawa
is none of my business

It's pointless coming to me at this
hour -I have no talent in negotiating

My gift is in fighting
-I'll tell His Highness so

I'll think about it
after I dismantle Mitsunari

Any movement from Mt.
Matsuo? -No, my lord

My lord, send me there

Where is Sakon? -Defending below
the cliff -See him before you go

Presently! Make haste!
-Get a horse for Nobukatsu!

Follow me

Hammer them!

Spread out

Strike!

Forward!

Spear unit, advance!

Father

I am headed to Mt. Matsuo

There's so much
I should have done for you

No, sir, I could not have asked
for anything more

Cross in front of the Shimazus
and head to the back of Mt. Matsuo

Slow down for nothing

Shield unit forward

Fire

Fire

Spear unit forward

What did Kuroda say?

He has no skills in negotiation,
only in fighting

True indeed -Acha, have
you seen this instrument?

Is that what they call a telescope?

A shipwrecked Dutch captain had it

Everything looks twice as big

Take a look -Don't drop it

Oh, my! -My lord

Don't hesitate! Stab the both of us!

Do it!

Stand your ground
I will kill any who retreats

Onward to leyasu's headquarters
Move ahead of the Otani troops

Fire

My lord, do not let
any more die unnecessarily

3 hours later
Mitsunari's camp, Mt. Sasao

Hold Retreat, retreat!

Clear the way!

Attack

Kobayaka wa 's headquarters

My lord! You must decide

I must see Lord Kobayakawa
himself -Where is Lord Kobayakawa?

Hold! Hold I say! -Out of my way!

If you will not attack Otani, we will

My lord, please stop -You
shall not! I will not let you

My lord, I beg you, stop

I am Shima Nobukatsu
servant of Lord Ishida Mitsunari

I beg you, heed my lord's plea
Please, please

Mitsunari -I will help
Mitsunari -My lord!

Nobukatsu -I will help Mitsunari
-My lord! -Put up your sword

We will attack leyasu
Kill leyasu

Gore, what have you done? -Gore'.!

My lord, now you may freely
attack the West

Attack the West!

No, no, that's not what I want

Attack Otani!

Lady Nene is preserving
Mitsunari's blood

I shall preserve Mitsunari
I shall attack leyasu

Fire

Kobayakawa's troops
annihilated Otani's men

MY Lord! -Kobayakawa's men are coming

My time is up

Gosuke! Do not let the enemy
take my head

Sukeza

Take care of Sakon's wife, Hanano

Survive with her

My lord

I will die on this battlefield

Forgive me

This is a medical tent
Are you wounded? Shall I treat you?

Hanano

Escape now with your son, I pray you

Live!

The kid did it

Shout out the battle cry

But that's for the start of battle

Now is indeed that time!

All troops attack!

1 p. m.
5 hours from the start of battle

Are you harmed, my lord?

I told your wife and son to flee

I thank you -And Gyobu?

His troops and Ukita's are destroyed

Why?

Why what? -Why the battle cry?

The only thing left for us is
to consider how we will go in defeat

Pointless to die now

Nobody can read a person's intentions
or the outcome of a battle

It is best you flee -What will you do?

I will blow up justice...

as a testament to my life

A mountain behind Shimazu's camp

This is it

Did they surrender?

Where is Mitsunari?
-Their camp is surrounded

We sent word to urge
surrender, but- -Trample them

Press them all the way

(My brothers in arms!)

Tomokatsu, go help him -Yes, mother

Are you Hanano?

Are you of Lord Mitsunari's
house? -I once served him

Where's Lord Mitsunari?

He probably...

Let us flee together

Before the East hunts us down

We'll blast open the enemy camp in two
and run right through them

3 p. m.

The cowards on Mt. Nangu
escaped long ago

She must be from the village
I pity her

Mitsunari escaped to his former
territory An old farmer friend helped him

The farmer risked his
life to hide Mitsunari

And Within a few days
Mitsunari was healthy again

When pursuers drew near,
the farmer urged Mitsunari to flee

Mitsunari was immovable To flee
would mean the death of the farmer

That is no way
to repay the man's justice

Go alert the authorities
You will save my name to do so

Mitsunari waited for his fate

All the while, he never considered
killing himself on his own blade

Otsu Castle

I cannot decide what to do with him

For now

Place a mat in front of the gate

Have him sit there awhile

Who have we here? Lord Mitsunari?

You started an ill-advised war
against Lord Tokugawa

who is the greatest samurai
lord of Japan -Look at you now

A halfwit like you will never understand
the heart of someone like me

Be gone. You ruin the view

Fate determines who wins or loses
Still, your shame must be unbearable

You are kind

Give us some time alone

I failed to requite your good faith

I became entangled by leyasu
over many years

I succumbed to injustice

Forgive me

Last night, leyasu's men asked me

why I refuse to kill myself

I told them my heart is only known
to him who started all of this

To tell you the truth
I want to stay alive a little longer...

to see that those I care for are
still living -You are one of them

So...

Wipe away your tears and insult me

It will please Ieyasu

All of this was reported to Ieyasu

He finally nodded and said ”I'II
meet him. Treat him with respect”

No words were exchanged

Dai Ichi Dai Man Dai Kichi

This is my justice

October 1, 1600
Ishida Mitsunari dies. He was 41